The existence this unit cell implies the existence of an infinite number of unit cells, of period 5760n and size 500n × 500n (here n = 1, of course). In practice, this cell is terribly slow, and would still be just an interesting curiosity even if it were fast.

The state is determined by the presence or absence of a glider at every multiple of 5760 generations, in a space in the upper left quadrant that is marked by two long boats. Long boats are also pointing at the corners of the pattern, to aid alignment with other unit cells.

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The presence or absence of a glider at the green circle determines whether or not the unit Life cell is considered "dead" or "alive".